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In our Lenten observance, we have fixed moments of prayer. But prayer of the heart is something that can and should accompany us throughout the entire day while we're fasting.
Our fasting during Lent is not just an attempt to avoid food. It is a renunciation of our sin, and even a renunciation of ourselves. It is an allegiance to the Mercy of God.
As we embark upon the challenge of this holy season, let's remember to put aside all arrogance, all of those dispositions of our soul that get in the way of true repentence.
In recent years, the focus of Lent has drifted from the ancient and worthy task of daily fasting. This Lent offers us an opportunity to reclaim this tradition.
On Christmas Eve, in the quiet of the abbey cloister, fourteen young men received the white habit of our order.
Join us for Advent Lessons and Carols as we prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ.
Thanksgiving is an opportunity for us to recognize that we do not do this work alone. In a special way, we give thanks to all who support us by their prayers and generosity.
Join the Norbertines of St. Michael's Abbey as we pray the Holy Rosary.
As the evening sun passed through the rose window and filled our abbey church with radiant light, it occurred to me that God is working through St. Michael’s Abbey in much the same way.
By spreading the Good News of Salvation, we participate in the continuation the mysteries revealed to and through St Michael and his angels from the beginning.
The prospect of heaven should give us great hope, but also a great hatred for sin. We must never take our resurrection for granted.
St. Michael understands us perfectly in our sorrows and anxieties as well as our joys, and loves us with an unimaginable focus and intensity.
To have angels as protectors means that we must be much loved by God. May we attend Christ with the same tireless devotion.